Police say sword-wielding women attack Mount Vernon man, 60

Trio allegedly broke into apartment; victim and one suspect injured

8:54 PM,
May 12, 2013

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A trio of sword-wielding women were arrested early Sunday after breaking into an apartment and engaging in a bloody fight with the man who lived there, authorities said.

Two people - the victim and one of the accused attackers - were injured in the fracas. The injured suspect remained hospitalized as of Sunday afternoon.

Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Burke, who is the city's interim top cop, said the three women, who had one sword, broke into an apartment at 232 South 4th Ave. late Saturday or early Sunday morning. The occupant, a 60-year-old man, fought the intruders. ...